Zvi Fuchs ( he, צבי פוקס; 12 April 1917 – 10 March 1999) was an Israeli

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who played as a

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Early life

Fuchs was born in Poland on 12 April 1917, and immigrated with his family to

Mandatory Palestine Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...

in 1920.

Club career

In the 1935–36 season, Fuchs made his senior debut for

Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

aged 19. On 5 March 1938, Fuchs scored his first goal in the

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, in the quarterfinals against Maccabi Nes Tziona, helping his side win 3–1.

International career

Fuchs represented

at international level in their last international match against

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in 1940; it was his only international cap.

References

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Zvi Fuchs
at maccabipedia.co.il * 1917 births 1999 deaths Israeli footballers Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine Jewish Polish sportspeople Jewish Israeli sportspeople Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. players Beitar Tel Aviv F.C. players Association football midfielders Mandatory Palestine footballers Mandatory Palestine international footballers {{Israel-footy-bio-stub